Windows Server 2008 and Windows VIsta Service Pack 2 Download

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 is now avaliable.
For more information please visit the URL below:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a4dd31d5-f907-4406-9012-a5c3199ea2b3&DisplayLang=en

InLink Checker in SilverLight

I have updated the Back-Link checker Beta 1 to have another feature which allow us to check which links your site/page is linking to and is searchable by crawler.

It is an useful tool to check if you have linked to any pages which you do not intend to link to/ or recommend to the other which could affect your site's reputation. E.g. some spam sites, may leave comment/message on your site, which has pasted a link to their spam URL...etc.

To check the Page InLinks:

1. Simply select "PageLink" on the drop down list which just next to the "Search" button.
2. Whole site check box: Specifies whether to provide results for the entire site, or just the page referenced by the query.

You can ignore the Omit Link option for this feature.

Hope you find it useful!

Related post:
BackLink Checker in Silverlight

Marketing Trick from UK Supermarket (T)

This post is from my previous blog. I find this quite funny, therefore I would like to share this wiht you.

Back to Summer 2008

My friend and I went to supermarket today. My target is to get enough snack which can last for a week = ).
While i was doing my shopping I found some funny stuff. It is about the trick they do on the bargain product.
I believe that many of us always assume anything with Yellow/Red label on the supermarket are the product that worth to buy, (E.g. bargain product, lowest price/ cheap...etc). But is it really worth to buy the product which is on Yellow label?

I took some picture yesterday on the biscuits section of one of the largest supermarket in Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Let's have a look and see if you find the prices is a bit funny.

Bargain 1


3 for £2 (69p each)
Bargain 2

3 for £2 (71p each)
Bargain 3


3 for £2 (94p each)
Final

3 for £2 (58p each)
After watching the picture, would you think I am a bit silly?

Let's do some maths, shall we?
£2 = 200p

Barage 1:
69P x 3 = 207 p
which is 7p cheaper than the original price.

Barage 2:
71P x 3 = 213 p
which is 13p cheaper than the original price.(which sounds better = ))

Barage 3:
69P x 3 = 282 p
which is 82p (a lot) cheaper than the original price.(It almost close to buy 2 get 1 free)

Final:
58P x 3 = 174 p
which is 26p MORE EXPENSIVE the original price.
Not sure if some people will actually buy 3 of them and end up with paying more, then they should.

This story tell me not to just trust the Label, but also think about if that is what I want to buy and not to just see a yellow label and assume they are a lot cheaper than before ...etc.

If you want to see this Label in person, if you are in England, you can go to any of Tesco Supermarket and the biscuits section, which should have a lot of biscuits have a label about Buy 3 for £2. You may be able to find the 58p one.
(* the discount will be finished on 1x Oct 2008 (I cannot remember which day, which should be 12-14...etc, maybe you can find it from the Picture = ]))

The one that I took the picture from is in Abingdon, Oxford.

Have fun.

iGoogle Gadget Language Translator Beta 1

It's amazing that I am able to build an iGoogle Gadget. I had successfully put My Silverlight Google Translator beta 1 into iGoogle Gadget. If you are using iGoogle why don’t you try my Application and find out more about it?

If you are not sure what iGoogle is, then you can get more information by going to iGoogle page. http://www.google.com/ig just to remind you, you will need to have a google account ;-)

This is what will look like on your iGoogle.


Hope you like it.

Gourmet Houses' Chocolate 飛機上的朱古力小食

之前我試了在搭飛機去英國時派的朱古力

他應該是 香港一家朱古力公司 Gourmet House LTD 出品的

這個朱古力給我一個高貴的感覺(可能時金色的盒子吧)

在盒上寫了 朱古力是瑞士出產的 當然是香港生產/製造
如果對這間香港朱古力公司有興趣, 可以按這條URL瀏覽 網頁

http://www.gourmethouse.com.hk

打開盒子只有2粒朱古力
一黑一白

我試了黑色這一粒 (我不太喜歡吃白朱古力 = P)

吃下去的感覺是
他有三層

最外一層比較薄和趣
之後就有一層牛奶朱古力
最入的一層應該是榛子味的CREAM
和kinder 繽紛樂 入面的醬差不多
算是幾甜了 (對我來說)
我個人覺得這朱古力總算是OK
可能他的其他產品會比較好食
可能這是飛機上的小食
所以試過便可以了

BackLink Checker in Silverlight

My second Silverlight application: BackLink Checker Beta 1.

You can use this application to check if other people has link o your website. It would be quite interesting to know if people are interest on you website, they properly will place a link on their site and recommend it to others. Of course, on the other hand if people think your website is crap, they could also place a link no their site and say..[Not to visit your website …etc.].

Here it is some criteria on this BackLink checker.

1. You should enter full URL of your website (with HTTP/HTTPS)
2. If you put a URL which contain specific page. Then the BackLink checker will only search for the back link for that particular page.
3. It has 2 setting for you to specific the result.

• Whole site check box: Specifies whether to provide results for the entire site, or just the page referenced by the query
• Omit link drop down: If specified, link will not be returned if they are from pages in the same Domain/Sub-domain as the requested page.

This BackLink Checker only return the links which is indexed by Yahoo, therefore it may not reflect the actually popularity of your website. Hope this can be improve on Beta 2. = )

Hope you find it useful.

7 Steps to create your own hand-writting Font

Have you ever heard some people said, your hand-written font reflect your personality? I knew some people who study psychology; they could read your feeling by read the text you have written. They are quite accurate.

Today I want to introduce you a site which can help you to generate your own hand writing Fonts.
It is fair simple. There are few things you need to prepare.
1) Printer
2) Scanner
3) Black permanent marker of fine or medium thickness Pen

Here it is the 7 Steps that you can go through in order to create your own hand-writing font.
1) Print Template
2) Complete Template
3) Scan & Save Template
4) Upload Template
5) Preview Your Font
6) Download
7) Install & Use

You can simply follow the instruction on the website. Then you should be able to create your own font within 15mins.
I would upload my own Hand-writing font unfortunately I do not have a scanner.

Here it is the website:
http://www.yourfonts.com/

Feel free to let me know how do you feel about having your own hand-writing font on computer.

Have fun.